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Cowboys DC Rob Ryan: ‘I’m sure I’m under a lot of heat’

IRVING — This week, Rob Ryan didn’t turn on the radio or scan the local newspapers. The Cowboys’ coordinator knew he’d be condemned in print and over the air after his defense surrendered 510 yards and two touchdowns in the final three minutes, 14 seconds of the team’s loss to the Giants last Sunday.

“I’m sure I’m under a lot of heat,” Ryan said.

His assumption was a good one and in front of a pack of reporters, Ryan proclaimed he wasn’t bothered by the scrutiny. To make that point, he invoked former president Teddy Roosevelt and boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.

“Teddy Roosevelt had a big line on critics,” Ryan said. “I don’t give a crap. The bottom line is I tell my players I’m Sugar Ray Robinson. That’s who I am. I’m the champ and I always know I’m the best. I do. Now maybe nobody else in the media believes it, but I know the guys in the locker room do and I do, so whatever it is, hey, I’m the man who is in charge. I’m the man who will fix our problem. All right? And I will get it fixed.”

Known for making bold statements, Ryan added that “confidence is something I have and it comes from having better knowledge than anybody else.”